than any other kid in america. >> pelley: well, not to be indelicate about it, your people are big. >> togiola tulafono: and big is beautiful >> pelley: togiola tulafono is the governor of american samoa, and he will tell you it's more than size. his people come from a farming culture that prizes hard work, reverence and discipline. and he thinks that's why scouts and coaches are pulling out their atlases. >> pelley: i'm afraid most americans back on the mainland would be hard pressed to pick this place out on a map. >> tulafono: yeah, its not very visible. >> pelley: it is a small dot on a big ocean. >> tulafono: it is, it is, but nowadays, google helps a lot. >> pelley: american samoa is a paradise: clear seas and 80 degrees most of the time, a land that roared out of the pacific in a volcanic eruption. it's nearly 5,000 miles from california, way past hawaii, the only inhabited american possession south of the equator. of the seven islands in the chain, the largest is just over 19 miles end to end. it was back in 1899 that the u.s. navy sailed into this harbor and figured that it w